Syphilis Goes South
It sounds nasty. A small group of northerners is scheming to infect a major southern city with Syphilis next month. But there’s no need to […]
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That Textile Touch
On a windy, end-of-June day, Kate Williams sits at a small table under a spreading lilac tree in LePage Park. Nearby, Dennis Victor Allen is
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Telling Tales in Atlin
With six books and three CDs to her credit, Ivan E. Coyote may be Yukon’s most prolific storyteller since the triumvirate of Service, London and
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Back to the Water
Gary Bailie can’t keep the pride out of his voice as he guides a visitor around the imposing new Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. As manager
A Little Off the Top: Stereotypes and Beyond
On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper rose in the House of Commons to issue a formal apology for Canada’s century-long Indian residential school
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Carving a Future from the Past
Art and healing go hand-in-hand for Wayne Price. The Tlingit master carver from Haines, Alaska, is in Whitehorse to oversee the creation of a totem
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He’s the Top!
For Fawn Fritzen, the idea was born two years ago, the first time she sang with music maven Grant Simpson. “We chatted a bit during
Doing One Better
Brendan Kelly had a lot on his mind when he went to the 1 a.m. show at Foxy’s Lounge the morning of October 22. An
The Key of Cree
By the time Ed Peekeekoot arrives in Watson Lake for a house concert on November 24, he will have given nearly 50 performances since July.
Core Commitment
They are sturdy but simple wooden boxes. But they’re indispensable to the mining industry – exploration programs go through them by the thousands every year.
Gaining Momentum – Safely
Inside a brightly-lit building on Burns Road stand two large, rectangular steel boxes that look like shipping containers. Because that’s essentially what they are. Inside
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Fooling Feeding Fish
For some people, fly-fishing is a sport. For others, it’s an art. But for the diehard fly-fisher, it’s more like a religion. Doug Hnatiuk chuckles
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A Little Off the Top: Fuss and Feathers
I’ve never been one to get all worked up about what my neighbours do on their side of the fence, provided nothing toxic spills onto
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Confusion and Betrayal
When siblings embark on a new life together in unfamiliar surroundings, it can often result in confusion, conflict, even betrayal. Especially if one is working
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Veering Away from Van Halen
Like countless teenagers before and since, Daniel Bolshoy started playing guitar to impress girls. “What I really wanted to do was play electric guitar. I
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Fireweed Forever
The Prince of Wales had his supper served on it. It’s on dining tables and in display cabinets around the world. It’s uniquely Yukon, but
Reconnecting Severed Bonds
Kenneth T. Williams had never heard of his distant cousin, Lillian Dyck, until 1999, when he was asked to suggest names of suitable Saskatchewan candidates
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Hearing the Click
Brian Brett was 17 when the “click” happened. His life was in chaos at the time, especially in the classroom. During that period, he recalls,
Growing Up to Play Barbie
As a young boy, Nina Arsenault’s desire to be beautiful came from a “deep, deep place.” Now a full-fledged woman with the face and body
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Whitehorse Transit Rides to the Rescue
It all began on a Friday afternoon about a month ago. Well, not really. It actually began a month before that, with the decision to
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Sharing the Secrets of a Beautiful Craft
If you think those home-tanned moccasins you’ve been eyeing are too expensive, taking one of Shelby Blackjack’s workshops might change your mind. For the past
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Spying on the Neighbours
When Martin McDonagh’s play, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, first emerged in 1996, the 23-year-old playwright was quickly caught up in a storm of controversy.
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Singing the Alaska Highway
Brandon Isaak almost trashed his musical career before it started. “I didn’t see it. I stepped on it, broke it in half”
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